Microsoft rolls out anti-virus software to MacOS

San Francisco:Microsoft is rolling out its Windows Defender anti-virus software to Apple`s operating system MacOS, with full virus and threat protection along with the usual ability to perform quick or full scans.

Defender is currently built into Windows 10, offering anti-virus protection by default.

While in the process of creating a dedicated Advanced Threat Protection (ATP) for Mac, the software giant has renamed its Windows Defender ATP to Microsoft Defender ATP, the company informed via a blog-post on Thursday.

“We`ve been working closely with industry partners to enable Windows Defender ATP customers to protect their non-Windows devices while keeping a centralized experience,” Eric Avena, Senior Content Developer, Microsoft wrote in the blog-post.